More foundations! I’d say I’m on a roll, but I had three different people reminding me to write this.
L’Oreal True Match Super Blendable Compact Makeup
Remember how much I loved the True Match liquid? I thought I would like this just as much, if not more. See, for several years, I wouldn’t use liquid. I had to have compact makeup because I preferred the texture and the heavier coverage. But this was the exact opposite. The compact version of this is thinner. It’s faster to apply by far, but the coverage isn’t as good and it feels…off. It doesn’t blend as well, either, and tended to streak.
Bottom Line: Stick with the liquid version.
Maybelline Fit Me Foundation and Powder
This is brand new. I’m not sure why I was so gung-ho to try it. But I am darned glad I did. It’s advertised as “Flawless. Let’s the real you come through. Beyond matching: Fresh, Breathing, natural skin.”
I have to agree with all of these points. The makeup is light and lets your skin breath. It looks and feels really natural from the time you put it on through the end of the day. I have to touch this up more during the day than I do with say the Dream Matte foundation/powder. But even so, it doesn’t cake or clump on my face. Other pluses include the compact being cute and the fact that the cost of both is about what you’d pay for one bottle of True Match.
The downside is that this is very much makeup for good skin. If you have issues like acne or a lot of dark splotches or bad under eye circles, this isn’t a good choice since the coverage is so light. There is a concealer which I have not tried; maybe that would help.
Another issue is that there are so many colors to choose from , each with such subtle variation, it could take two or three tries before you hit your perfect shade – I was fortunate in that it only took two guesses for me. The products are numbered, but if you look at the numbers on the foundation/powder, it doesn’t seem to match the concealer (I use 110 in the foundation and powder, for example, but judging from the website it looks as if I’d need 15 in the concealer).
The line includes blush (which I don’t wear very often) and bronzer (which I never wear) that are also guaranteed to match and blend. If you do use these products, keep in mind again that the numbers don’t seem to be much help in choosing the right shade.
Bottom Line: Overall this is a foundation/powder combo that looks and feels good on good skin, and wears well all day. But if you’re prone to issues or breakouts, skip it for something heavier.
